Home Media Magazine - July 13-19, 2008 - (Page 20)

PIPELINE ‘Golden’ DVD Plans for ‘Hellboy II’ Director Guillermo del Toro started the DVD process early By Fred Topel ellboy II: The Golden Army hit theaters last weekend, but director Guillermo del Toro is ahead of the game with his DVD plans. “We start the DVD the DVD PREVIEW day the screenplay gets approved,” del Toro said. “Javier Soto and I, we’ve been working on the DVD since day zero. He was there the first day we opened the offices. He has been documenting every step of the movie.” Fans of del Toro’s previous extensive DVDs can look forward to the same wealth of material for Hellboy II. “I like to let a very generous landscape come out for fans because I know the casual fan will never dwell into the DVD extras, really,” del Toro said. “But the kid who has no money to go H to film school who wants to do short films, and do effects and do this and do that, can browse that the way I browsed Forry Ackerman’s Famous Monsters of Filmland or Starlog or Fangoria and listen and learn some of the craft.” The model for del Toro was his director’s cut of the first Hellboy film. “We have more content than we can shake a large stick at,” he said. “We we’re very proud of the Hellboy special-edition director’s cut, which was three discs, and we want to top it.” However, fans shouldn’t expect a longer cut of the sequel. “It’s the same as what I said in Blade II. All the deleted scenes are deleted because they were crappy. If you want to see them, that’s your problem. I think scenes that don’t work sometimes are good scenes or bad scenes, but they are taken out, and learning why they were taken out is very useful. As you direct and as you work, sometimes the most beautiful shot is the one that gets in the way of the storytelling, so you end up taking it out. I think it’s good schooling to know that. That crane that you spent half a day choreographing and beautiful Hitchcockian push-in, that’s the one you have to cut out. It’s nice for kids to learn that.” The only problem may be for collectors. Since Hellboy was a Sony Pictures release and Hellboy II comes from Universal Studios, a DVD set of the two films is unlikely. “I know, isn’t that a bitch to figure out?” he said. “I have the same concern, and I think the answer is we won’t unless someone strikes a deal that no one wants to make. I think that if at all possible I think the second and [eventual] third movie would get a package, but the first one won’t be there.” Studios Trot Out Classics Collections By John Latchem everal collections of classic films and lesser-known catalog titles are in the works for the pre-holiday season. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sept. 23 (prebook Aug. 21) releases the first wave of films under the new “Martini Movies” brand at $19.94 each. The titles selected are billed as “hip and iconic films for the cool film lover.” The initial slate includes The Garment Jungle (1957), starring BRIEF I CHUCKY TURNS 20 Chucky is no stranger to DVD, with various sequels, from Universal Studios, available in several conﬁgurations, including a “Killer DVD” gift set. But the original Child’s Play has been scarce, having been released on DVD once in 1999. Now MGM is planning a gala 20th “Birthday Edition” of the campy horror classic, with a new commentary, vintage behind-the-scenes footage and four exclusive featurettes. The spruced-up Child’s Play hits stores Sept. 9 (prebook Aug. 13) at $14.98. – Thomas K. Arnold S Kerwin Matthews and Lee J. Cobb; $Dollars, (1971), with Goldie Hawn and Warren Beatty; The Anderson Tapes (1971), starring Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon and Christopher Walken; The New Centurions (1972), with Stacy Keach and George C. Scott; and Nickelodeon (1976), starring Ryan O’Neal, Jane Hitchcock and Tatum O’Neal. MGM and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Oct. 14 (prebook Sept. 17) bow the Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection, an eight-DVD set offered at $119.98. The set comes with a 32-page notebook and includes The Lodger (1927), Young and Innocent (1937), Sabotage (1936), Rebecca (1940), Lifeboat (1944), Spellbound (1945), Notorious (1946) and The Paradine Case (1947), all loaded with bonus features. Rebecca, Spellbound and Notorious also will be available individually at $19.98 each. Warner Home Video Nov. 11 (prebook Oct. 7) offers the Warner Bros. Classic Holiday Collection Vol. 2, a four-DVD set at $29.98. The collection includes Blossoms in the Dust (1941), It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947), Holiday Affair (1949) and All Mine to Give (1957). Blossoms in the Dust is exclusive to the set. The other films will be offered individually at $19.97 each. Warner also will repromote the Warner Bros. Holiday Collection Vol. 1, a $28.98 set that includes Boys Town, A Christmas Carol, Christmas in Connecticut and The Singing Nun. 20 Home Media Magazine July 13–19, 2008

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